MURRAY: Hi.
I'm Murray from "Sesame Street."
And I'm looking for the word on the street.
What's the word on the street?
BOY 1: "Confidence."
MURRAY: What is confidence?
BOY 2: You believe in yourself.
GIRL 1: And you just know you can do it.
MURRAY: And how do you think you can get confidence?
MAN: Confidence comes from within.
MURRAY: Do you ever feel confident?
GIRL 2: Doing math?
MURRAY: When do you feel confident?
GIRL 3: When I play soccer.
MURRAY: "Confidence."
That's the word on the street.
How you doing?
EVAN: Hi, guys.
I'm Evan.
ELMO: Oh, and Elmo's Elmo.
STINKY: And I am Stinky.
EVAN: We are here to tell you all about an amazing word.
ELMO: Yeah.
A fantastic word.
EVAN: Go on, Stinky.
Tell them what the word is.
STINKY: Oh, I can't.
EVAN: Yes, you can.
STINKY: No.
No.
I really don't think so.
EVAN: OK.
I'll tell them what the word is.
Today's word is "confidence."
ELMO: Yeah. "Confidence."
EVAN: Now, Stinky, you can tell them "confidence" means.
STINKY: Oh no.
I couldn't possibly.
ELMO: Oh boy.
Mr. Evan, Elmo thinks that Stinky
doesn't have much confidence.
STINKY: I don't.
At least, I don't think I do.
What's confidence again?
EVAN: Confidence is believing in yourself.
STINKY: Really?
EVAN: Sure.
Confidence means you know you can do something.
STINKY: Well, do you have confidence, Mr. Evan Lysacek?
EVAN: Oh yeah.
I totally have confidence in myself.
I have confidence when I'm skating.
I have confidence when I'm speaking.
I have confidence when I'm doing a lot of things.
ELMO: Yeah.
And Elmo believes in himself too.
STINKY: Oh.
So you have confidence too, little Elmo?
ELMO: That's right.
STINKY: Oh.
Wow.
EVAN: But you know what else I believe in?
STINKY: What's that?
EVAN: You.
I believe that you're a plant who
can tell everyone what confidence is.
STINKY: You know.
You're very good at this, because I'm
starting to believe in myself too.
ELMO: Ah.
Stinky is getting confidence.
EVAN: Well, what are you waiting for?
Stand tall and proud and tell everyone what confidence is.
STINKY: All right.
[CLEARS THROAT] The word "confidence"
means to believe in yourself.
ELMO: Oh yay!
Stinky did it.
EVAN: Nice job.
STINKY: I did it.
I believed in myself, and I did it.
EVAN: That's--
ALL: "confidence."
SINGER: Sometimes it seems that an easy thing is so hard to do.
I asked for a helping hand.
I'll give it a shot.
And see it through.
Oh.
Climbing, walking, sliding down, or doing the hula hoop.
BACK-UP SINGERS: Hula, hula hoop.
SINGER: Each new thing required a little time
and a lot of patience too.
So I try.
I just know I'm going to do it.
I try.
BACK-UP SINGERS: Try again.
Try again.
SINGER: Yeah.
So I try.
BACK-UP SINGERS: Try again.
Try again.
SINGER: I take a deep breath.
I concentrate.
Hey, my confidence grew.
Cause I try.
BACK-UP SINGERS: Nothing to it.
SINGER: Yeah.
Cause I try.
BACK-UP SINGERS: Try again.
Try again.
SINGER: I had a
SINGER: I had a helping hand to see me through it.
And now, there's nothing to it.
Cause I try.
SINGER: Try again.
Try again.
Nothing to it.
WILL.I.AM: If what I am is what's in me,
then I'll stay strong that's who I'll be.
And I will always be the best me that I can be.
There's only one me.
I am it.
Have a dream I'll follow it.
It's up to me to try.
Oh.
I'm gonna keep my head up high.
ALL: High.
WILL.I.AM: Keep on reaching high.
ELMO: High.
WILL.I.AM: Never going to quit.
I'll keep getting stronger.
And nothing's going to bring me down.
ALL: No.
WILL.I.AM: Never going to stop.
Gotta go.
ALL: Go.
WILL.I.AM: Because I know.
I'll keep getting stronger.
And what I am is--
ERNIE: Thoughtful.
WILL.I.AM: And what I am is--
BERT: Musical.
WILL.I.AM: And what I am is--
COUNT: Smart.
WILL.I.AM: And what I am is--
ZOE: Brave.
WILL.I.AM: And what I am is--
COOKIE MONSTER: Hopeful.
WILL.I.AM: And what I am is--
ALL: Special.
WILL.I.AM: There's nothing I can't achieve,
because in myself I believe.
And oh.
Gonna hold my head up high.
ELMO: High
WILL.I.AM: Keep on reaching high.
ALL: High.
WILL.I.AM: I'm never going to stop.
I'll keep getting stronger.
Nothing's going to bring me down.
Never give it up.
Got to go.
Yeah.
I'll keep getting stronger.
MURRAY: What does the word "confidence" mean?
POSTAL WORKER: Feeling good about yourself.
GIRL 4: To not doubt yourself.
LADY 1: To have an "I can do it" attitude.
MAN 2: It's when you really believe in yourself,
and other people can tell.
BOY 3: Confidence is like, oh, I am so going to do this,
and nothing is in my way.
MURRAY: How do you show confidence?
LADY 2: I can look right at the person
that I'm talking to or dealing with.
MURRAY: Yeah.
You look them right in the eyes.
I do this.
I stand up tall and I take a deep breath.
I can do this.
Do you ever show confidence?
BOY 4: Basically, anytime I play sports
or do something challenging.
MURRAY: "Confidence."
That's the word on the street.
I believe in myself that I'm a good dancer.
Because I am.
I know how to boogie.